diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/email.html b/dashboard/src/views/email.html
index 65f87405f..fa1c64c66 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/email.html
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/email.html
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
             <tr>
               <td>
                 <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="mailboxes.add.name" placeholder="New mailbox">
+                <p ng-show="mailboxes.add.error" class="text-danger"><b>{{ mailboxes.add.error }}</b></p>
               </td>
               <td class="text-left elide-table-cell">
                 <select class="form-control" ng-model="mailboxes.add.owner" ng-options="u.display for u in users track by u.id"></select>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/email.js b/dashboard/src/views/email.js
index 2a3b31640..e2d619713 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/email.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/email.js
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('EmailController', ['$scope', '$locatio
 
     $scope.mailboxes = {
         mailboxes: [],
+
         add: {
+            error: '',
             busy: false,
             name: '',
             owner: null,
@@ -192,8 +194,13 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('EmailController', ['$scope', '$locatio
 
                 Client.addMailbox($scope.selectedDomain.domain, $scope.mailboxes.add.name, $scope.mailboxes.add.owner.id, function (error) {
                     $scope.mailboxes.add.busy = false;
-                    if (error) return console.error(error);
 
+                    if (error) {
+                        $scope.mailboxes.add.error = error.message;
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    $scope.mailboxes.add.error = '';
                     $scope.mailboxes.add.name = '';
                     $scope.mailboxes.add.owner = null;